• Occupy London gains momentum
    • British anti-capitalist movement is gaining momentum as more protest camps are being pitched in other locations across the capital London.
    • Death toll in Turkey quake exceeds 200
    • Turkish Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin says the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit southeastern Turkey has killed over 200 people while experts estimate that the death toll could top 1,000.
    • Iran to launch largest ME solar plant
    • The head of Iran’s Renewable Energy Organization (SUNA) has announced the country’s plan for the launch of the largest solar power plant in the Middle East by 2015.
    • West trying to cover up Gaddafi ties
    • An Iranian lawmaker says the West killed former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi in the hopes of hiding the cooperation of Western intelligence agencies, especially the CIA, with him.
    • Saleh urged to learn from Gaddafi fate
    • Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets in the capital to call on Ali Abdullah Saleh to learn from the fate of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and step down.
    • Obama announces end to US war in Iraq
    • US President Barack Obama declares a full withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the year, as agreed in a security pact signed with Baghdad under his predecessor George W. Bush.
    • MENA developments rooted in injustice
    • Iran’s Majlis (parliament) speaker says recent political developments in the Middle East and North Africa have their roots in the injustice of governments and major powers.
    • Leader urges persistent vigilance
    • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Iranian nation triumphed in thwarting multiple plots hatched by arrogant powers, reiterating the significance of maintaining vigilance against persisting enemy schemes.
    • Prisoner swap victory for Palestine
    • The Palestinian Resistance Movement of Hamas describes the prisoner exchange with Israel as a sign of the victory of the resistance against the occupying regime.
    • Goldman Sachs reports loss in Q3
    • Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth largest bank in the United States, has reported a wider than expected loss in the third quarter of 2011.
    • FAO marks 60 years of fighting hunger
    • The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters marks the World Food Day celebrations during a ceremony in the Italian capital of Rome.
    • Iran to join intl. Cospas-Sarsat system
    • Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered the implementation of a law that allows the Islamic Republic to join the international Cospas-Sarsat search and rescue system.
    • Prematurity increases autism risk
    • A two-decade-long study has revealed that children who are born early and have low birth weight are five times more likely to develop autism.
    • Bahraini troops target women
    • Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have fired tear gas at peaceful female anti-government protesters near the capital, Manama, Press TV has learnt.
    • Oxford uni. funds cluster-bomb trade
    • New revelations show Oxford University has invested hundreds of millions of pounds in a US arms giant involved in production of cluster bombs despite Britain’s membership in a treaty that bans the weapon.
    • US will regret any anti-Iran move
    • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warns the US and its allies against any unwise action against Tehran, stressing that such a move would receive a strong response from Iran.
    • Turkey: US is Israel’s attorney
    • Turkey’s prime minister has questioned the Unites States all-out support for and cooperation with Israel. According to Press TV, on Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled part of ...
    • Most Muslims reject US anti-Iran claim
    • A new opinion poll shows that more than two-thirds of the Muslim world believes US accusations about Tehran’s involvement in a plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian envoy to Washington are fabricated.
    • 2,000 OWS protesters nabbed in US
    • The US police have arrested nearly two thousand Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters since the outbreak of the anti-corporatism and -corruption movement in New York in mid-September.
    • Iran holds 10th ceramic art biennial
    • The 10th biennial of International Contemporary Ceramic Art has kicked off in the Iranian cities of Tehran and Semnan showcasing a collection of fine ceramic works.
    • US, key loser in Islamic Awakening
    • A senior Iranian official says the US government has emerged as the “major loser” following the wave of Islamic awakening movements in the Middle East and North Africa and has consequently engaged in ploys to sow discord among Muslim nations.
    • Clever resistance hinders major powers
    • Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the global system of dominance is declining and the “intelligent resistance” by various nations will accelerate its collapse.
    • Kidney stones, gallstones linked
    • Scientists the Maine Medical Center in Portland have found that people who have had a kidney stone might be at a higher risk of developing gallstones.
    • Worst is yet to come to US
    • Suzy Kassem, Boston-based human rights activist and author of Rise Up and Salute the Sun says if U.S. President Barack Obama does not address the protest crisis spreading throughout the country, “the worst is yet to come.”
    • Intl. Occupy Day hits global stage
    • People across the world are holding protest rallies in the “International Occupy Day” for a cry of rage against poverty, corruption and corporate greed.
    • Iran: US in weakest position ever
    • Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the United States is in its weakest position ever and that Washington’s allegations against Tehran are indicative of its helplessness.
    • Leader: Future belongs to Islam
    • Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, pointed to the Iranian nation’s steadfastness against the plots of the enemy and said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran stands resolutely before the oppressors and won’t step back.”
    • Stem cells used to grow liver cells
    • Scientists have developed a method for growing functional liver cells from a patient’s own skin cells by combining embryonic stem cells and gene therapy techniques.
    • US drone raids kill 7 in S Yemen
    • Seven people, including an Egyptian, have been killed in attacks carried out by US unmanned aircraft in southern Yemen, a local official says.
    • Saleh forces kill 9 protesters in Yemen
    • Security forces loyal to Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh have killed at least nine anti-regime protesters and wounded dozens of others in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, medics say.
    • US capitalism on verge of full collapse
    • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the capitalist system in the West and the United States will completely collapse in the future.
    • UN slams Israel attacks on Palestinians
    • The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) has called on the Israeli regime to halt its attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank.
    • Six American protesters detained
    • The US police have detained six opponents to capitalist system, who had entered the US Senate premises, while chanting anti-war slogans.
    • Sadr group rejects US presence in Iraq
    • Head of Iraq’s Sadr movement Moqtada al-Sadr has rejected any form of US presence in the country, as Iraqi officials are mulling over keeping a limited number of American troops.
    • Chocolate can cut women’s stroke risk
    • A new Swedish study has brought more good news for chocolate lovers, saying that women who consume two chocolate bars a week have a significant lower risk of stroke.
    • Baghdad blasts kill 20, injure 60
    • A series of bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad have killed at least 20 people and wounded 60 others, including women and children, Press TV reports.
    • Iranian inst. holds cancer fundraiser
    • Iran’s Mahak charity institute, which supports children with cancer, has held its latest annual fundraiser in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, Press TV reports.
    • Iran film to compete in Montenegro
    • Iranian filmmaker Saeed Nabi’s natural documentary Anzali Lagoon is slated to compete at the 2011 edition of the International TV Festival of Montenegro.
    • Human brain tends to be optimistic
    • Scientists say human brain is naturally wired to have positive outlook and too much optimism leading to risky behavior might be a “faulty” brain function.